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MYOB: Add a Category

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Sends a POST to add a general ledger category.

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SQL Server
-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Implements the following CURL command:

    -- curl --request POST "https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category" \
    --   --header "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    --   --header "x-myobapi-key: {{myob_api_key}}" \
    --   --header "x-myobapi-version: v2" \
    --   --header "Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate" \
    --   --data "{
    -- \"DisplayID\" : \"CAT002\",
    -- \"Name\" : \"Victoria\",
    -- \"Description\" : \"Demo API Category Endpoint.\",
    -- \"IsActive\" : true
    -- }"

    -- Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    -- Generate Code to Create JSON

    -- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    -- {
    --   "DisplayID": "CAT002",
    --   "Name": "Victoria",
    --   "Description": "Demo API Category Endpoint.",
    --   "IsActive": true
    -- }

    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'DisplayID', 'CAT002'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'Name', 'Victoria'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'Description', 'Demo API Category Endpoint.'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'UpdateBool', @success OUT, 'IsActive', 1

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', 'Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'x-myobapi-key', '{{myob_api_key}}'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'Accept-Encoding', 'gzip,deflate'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'SetRequestHeader', NULL, 'x-myobapi-version', 'v2'

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpJson', @success OUT, 'POST', 'https://api.myob.com/accountright/c06778dd-4371-4a83-975f-522df65d7574/GeneralLedger/Category', @json, 'application/json', @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @respStatusCode int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @respStatusCode OUT

    PRINT 'Response Status Code = ' + @respStatusCode
    IF @respStatusCode <> 200
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'Header', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Response Body:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Failed.'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    PRINT 'Success.'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp


END
GO